Who Do You Need Me to Be?
By Pastor Paula Burchill Many years ago in a mom’s group I was a part of, we were having a conversation about our kids. If I remember correctly, many of […]
Pause Report
By Pastor Paula Lund Burchill My theme word for 2019 is pause. I have written about my love of this word and how it reminds me to stop and […]
Fueling your Faith
Maybe we should look at faith practices as faith fuelings.
Time
By Pastor Paula Burchill After our offerings are received in worship, we say a prayer that often has words about how all that we have from God—our selves, our […]
Coffee Pots in Italy
By Pastor Paula Burchill It was still early as I pushed the sheet off my body and swung my toes onto the tiled floor. I gazed out the tiny window […]
Why Should I Go to Church?
Recently, in two separate conversations, I had someone my age state that if they had not grown up in the church, they probably would not be interested because of the […]
Celebrating the 4th
On this eve of the 4th, as I painfully try and stay engaged in the world of policy and politics, I offer some thoughts on where I’m at when it […]
Lay School Learnings
I’m a little behind in getting this out but I still wanted to offer some “take homes” from this year’s Lay School of Theology on CS Lewis by Rev. Ron […]
An Ode to Bible Camp
By Pastor Paula Burchill We sat in the back corner of the Mandan cabin—flecks of paint dusting the backs of our legs as we shifted to find a comfortable way […]
Come As You Are
By Pastor Paula Burchill The Sunday before last, we worshiped at Saron Lutheran Church in Hoquiam, WA. We were there on an all SLC mission trip, and when Pastor Michelle […]
LIKE
I didn’t need social media to tell me that I like to be liked. Before Facebook, Instagram, or even the internet itself, I knew I liked to be liked. It’s […]
